Brother DCP-110C Printer/Scanner ink troubles

[Petar]

Hi, need some help or advice please.

I have refilled my Brother DCP -110C printer/scanner four ink cartridges
with 'no-name' ink purchased at my local computer swap meet. I've
refilled each one now about 2 times. Each time it worked for a few
months and now it seems that only 2 of the colours are working. I have
been through all the cleaning and re-inking functions and test page
prints to no avail. I now beleive that the problem lies in the print
head jets. Is there anyway that you know of for a 'do-it-yourselfer' to
clean/clear blockages from the head or do you beleive the problem lies
elsewhere?

Thnaks in advance,
Pete

 

[Tony]

Hi, need some help or advice please.

I have refilled my Brother DCP -110C printer/scanner four ink cartridges
with 'no-name' ink purchased at my local computer swap meet. I've
refilled each one now about 2 times. Each time it worked for a few
months and now it seems that only 2 of the colours are working. I have
been through all the cleaning and re-inking functions and test page
prints to no avail. I now beleive that the problem lies in the print
head jets. Is there anyway that you know of for a 'do-it-yourselfer' to
clean/clear blockages from the head or do you beleive the problem lies
elsewhere?

Thnaks in advance,
Pete

Pete
It sounds like the printhead has failed, Brother printheads are almost
impossible to recover. I don't know this model imtimately but often Brother
printheads can be easily removed by unclipping a couple of springs either side
of the head, if you can do that you can try soaking the printhead (just the
nozzle area with the ink tanks removed) in warm water for maybe 20 minutes and
then reinstall the cartridge and run 2 or 3 head cleans.
Good luck.
Tony

 

[Arthur Entlich]

All inkjet printer can develop head clogs.

Buying ink that is not specifically designated for the printer brand and
model is asking for potential trouble, since they are not formulated
identically. Ink is made for not only the type of technology used
(thermal versus piezo), but also for characteristics of the heads (size
of nozzle, type of paper, drying time, etc)

It does sound likely you have some head clogs, however without knowing
more about the printer and ink, it is hard to make any specific
recommendations. Sometimes wetting the printing head surfaces with warm
water will help using a strong type of damp paper towel.

Art

 

[measekite]

All inkjet printer can develop head clogs.

some do and some do not but they do have the potential for it.

Buying ink that is not specifically designated for the printer brand
and model is asking for potential trouble, since they are not
formulated identically.

that is true and why i do not bother